Counselling and Therapy in China - Ancient Times to the Present

The first concise book-length review of counselling in China for an international audience, this book provides a historical acocount of the development of counselling in mainland China and an up-to-date survey of the current situation.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Why this book? 2. History and development 3. Current status 4. The counselling process 5. Challenges and Future Directions

About the author

Gareth Davey is a faculty member in the Counselling and Psychology Department at Hong Kong Shue Yan University. He is also Visiting Professor at the Yunnan Normal University, and editorial board member of the Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling & Psychotherapy (Routledge). He has lived and taught in China off and on over the past 15 years, and his research and writing primarily concern mental health and therapy.

Xiang Zhao is a licenced counsellor in mainland China, and previously set up the Mental Health Education Centre at the Yunnan Experimental School in Kunming, a project which was honoured recently with a local government award. He has authored books, articles and conference presentations about therapy and psychology in China. He is a regular contributor to Chinese magazines related to mental health.

Summary

The first concise book-length review of counselling in China for an international audience, this book provides a historical acocount of the development of counselling in mainland China and an up-to-date survey of the current situation.

Additional text

'A book to read about development and training of counselling and psychotherapy in China.' - Dr. Xiaodong Yue, Founding Chair of the Division of Counselling Psychology of HKPS, The 1^st Mainland Chinese to study counselling psychology in the US.

Product details

• Authors: Gareth Davey, Gareth (Hong Kong Shue Yan University Davey, Davey Gareth, Xiang Zhao, Xiang (Yunnan Experimental School Zhao, Zhao Xiang
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2019, delayed
• EAN: 9780415728416
• ISBN: 978-0-415-72841-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; China, Medical counselling, MEDICAL / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, Psychotherapy, History of Medicine, Psychotherapy: counselling, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services